Fans garland Tutorial

Remember this garland that I showed you some time ago? Its made with a charm pack from Moda Fabrics. This garland can be used in a number of ways to decorate and personalize their rooms, nooks or any space. The best part? Since we are not cutting these squares, you could totally reuse them for your next sewing/quilting project once the decorations are taken down. 

Materials

Charm pack squares - I used 15 squares but you could use as many as you want to get the desired length

Needle

Thread

Approximate Time

One hour for a garland with 15 fans

Fold a charm pack square in half. Iron

Fold both halves into half again onto themselves. Iron.

And again fold the outermost halves onto themselves ( but outward this time). Iron.

Now fold the one closest to the center to complete the accordion fold. Iron.

Repeat this with as many pieces as you want to have in the garland.

Using a needle and a thread(thread it with 2 strands of thread) , sew a stitch in the center of the folded fabric. Do it twice if you want additional strength.

Now bring together two corners of the square and sew a stitch joining them.

Your first fan is ready!

Now leave 3 inches of thread and sew another fan to it.

Now keep going until you're done with all the squares you ironed.

Your fan garland is ready to be hung. Enjoy!

Your lemonade stand, fortress, card table hideout, or just personalizing your room, the possibilities are endless, and so is fun..

And while we are talking about decorating, here is a store I didn't know about until recently ( and should have).

iVgStores is an online store for all things home. They have lot of cool decorating stuff like these wall arts and many interesting items that would help you personalize your home to reflect your tastes. Their representative pointed me to their selection of screens/room dividers and I was amazed at the number of options they have.
How cool is this New York City Scenes Screen? Love it!